Emo by ~blackxxxkeyblade
So what if I'm emo?
So what if I cry?
I'm not THAT emotional,
I dont want to die.
So what if I dress in a different style?
There's no need to scream and run for a mile
I dont like to cut and abuse my arm,
I am not depressed,
so why cause self harm?
Could it be that I am just like you?
That I can smile, giggle and laugh along too?
Could it be that I am happy with myself?
It's just that I am not some pretty doll on the shelf.
Could it be that the only reason i dye my hair black;
Is because I dont want to be some barbie in a bimbo girl pack.
These are the reasons, and I'll tell you why,
that I dont look in the mirror and start to cry.
I know Im not perfect,
I'm sure you will agree
But I am so very positive,
as positive as can be
That Im not like you,
Oh dont make me laugh!
I dont spend hours on my make-up's mask
I'm totally self-confident,
Ill smile for all to see.
Because the great thing about being emo,
Is that I am happy, with just being me.
Tuesday 11 October 2011
Emo Lifestyle
Emo Lifestyle
Most definitions of emo include a number of the following terms When
referring to a person's personality and attitude: shy, quiet, mysterious,
withdrawn, anxiety, ridden, shadowy and sensitive often identified by his/her
music and fashion. Along with a degree of sophistication and depth, Artist
talent is known to be associated with the emo culture.
Emo's like to go to gigs, write poetry (of the romantic and morbid kind),
gather on online communities such assoEmo.co.uk, Myspace, etc. They are
like any normal people!
Stereotype
Society most of the time thinks of emos as failures and catastrophes; they
are not strong enough to hide their emotions; they're sensitive, shy,
withdrawn, and often quiet. The fact that they express their feelings makes
them a target for ridicule. Usually, Emo kids like to express their feelings
writing poems about their problems with depression, confusion, and anger.
Emo groups generally seem to be far more cooperative and peaceable than
the other teen tribes that line up with them, they crash online forums to
attack their dress sense and taste in music. Even in their emotional
moments, the emo forums seem to have more to do with adolescent
self-adaptation than anything more worst. Anyway, most psychologists
suggest that expressing feelings of angst and depression is better than
bottling it up.
A lot of the pathethic anti-emo quotes shown below link emo to self harm:
"It's like the Emo culture has taken Punk and sprayed it with girly deoderant."
"I'm so Emo, even surgeons are impressed with my skills with a blade."
"I'm so emo, its a lucky day if I get a papercut."
"I'm so emo, i'm changing my name to Gillette."
"I wish my lawn were emo...then it would cut itself."
"I'm so emo, i attempted to drown myself... in my own tears."
"Im so
Most definitions of emo include a number of the following terms When
referring to a person's personality and attitude: shy, quiet, mysterious,
withdrawn, anxiety, ridden, shadowy and sensitive often identified by his/her
music and fashion. Along with a degree of sophistication and depth, Artist
talent is known to be associated with the emo culture.
Emo's like to go to gigs, write poetry (of the romantic and morbid kind),
gather on online communities such assoEmo.co.uk, Myspace, etc. They are
like any normal people!
Stereotype
Society most of the time thinks of emos as failures and catastrophes; they
are not strong enough to hide their emotions; they're sensitive, shy,
withdrawn, and often quiet. The fact that they express their feelings makes
them a target for ridicule. Usually, Emo kids like to express their feelings
writing poems about their problems with depression, confusion, and anger.
Emo groups generally seem to be far more cooperative and peaceable than
the other teen tribes that line up with them, they crash online forums to
attack their dress sense and taste in music. Even in their emotional
moments, the emo forums seem to have more to do with adolescent
self-adaptation than anything more worst. Anyway, most psychologists
suggest that expressing feelings of angst and depression is better than
bottling it up.
A lot of the pathethic anti-emo quotes shown below link emo to self harm:
"It's like the Emo culture has taken Punk and sprayed it with girly deoderant."
"I'm so Emo, even surgeons are impressed with my skills with a blade."
"I'm so emo, its a lucky day if I get a papercut."
"I'm so emo, i'm changing my name to Gillette."
"I wish my lawn were emo...then it would cut itself."
"I'm so emo, i attempted to drown myself... in my own tears."
"Im so
Emo Fashion
Emo kids dye their hair black, grow a fringe and wear dark clothes and skinny jeans. To a
casual observer, the uniform be similar to that of another teen subculture: the goth.
All this darkness and introspection can disturb and worry parents who see what looks like a
adoration of unhappiness, but the fact is that most online emo hangouts are not at all like that.
In a feature published previously in The Times, Andy Greenwald found that emo bands and
their fans were unexpectedly clean living. “I could not have picked a duller genre in terms of
spending time on tour buses and not being able to get a beer,” he said. “These guys don’t drink
or smoke or do drugs. They like comics and video games and art. And the kids ‘hang out’ in
MySpace. If you live in the suburbs and don’t have a car, here is this place where life goes on
24/7 and you are plugged into a community immediately, and you have the freedom online to
have a second, heroic version of yourself.
Probably nothing characterises the Emo look more than the Emo hairstyle -
long fringe (bangs) brushed to one side of the face or over one or both eyes,
dyed black (or other colors), straightened and layered... Spikes are occasionally
accentuated at certain angles of the hair.
Emo clothing is characteristed by skinny jeans (usually black), tight band or
vintage looking t-shirts or zip- hoodies, studded belts, converse or skate shoes,
black nail polish and eye liner on both genders. Black thick-rimmed glasses are
another
popular feature.
Today's emo fashion derives its influence from the gothic subculture as well as
from punk.
Come as you are
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello, how low?
Hello, hello, hello
With the lights out, it's less dangerous
Here we are now, entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us
Come as you are, as you were
As I want you to be
As a friend, as a friend
As an old enemy
When I'm feeling tired
She pushed food through the door
And I crawl towards the crack of light
Sometimes I can't find my way
Newspapers spread around
Soaking all that they can
A cleaning is due again
- a good hosing down
The lady whom I feel maternal love for
Cannot look me in the eyes
But I see hers and they are blue
And they cock and twitch and masturbate!
Kurt Cobain's journal
Extracts from the heartfelt, but alternately scathing, witty, insightful,
self-loathing, silly, downcast and disillusioned entries from Nirvana frontman
Kurt Cobain's journals:
"I've read so many pathetic second rate, Freudian evaluations from interviews from
my childhood up until the present state of my personality and how I'm a notoriously
f---ed up heroin addict, alcoholic, self destructive, yet overtly sensitive, frail, fragile,
soft spoken, narcoleptic, neurotic, little pissant who at any minute is going to O.D.
jump off a roof wig out blow my head off or all 3 at once. Oh Pleez Gawd, I can't
handle the success! The success! And I feel so incredibly guilty! For abandoning my
true comrades who were the ones who are devoted who were into us a few years ago.
And in 10 years when Nirvana becomes as memorable as Kajagoogoo, that same very
small percent will come to see us at reunion gigs sponsored by Depends diapers, bald
fat still trying to RAWK at amusement parks. Saturdays: puppet show, rollercoaster &
Nirvana."
Emo Fashion
Emo kids dye their hair black, grow a fringe and wear dark clothes and skinny jeans. To a
casual observer, the uniform be similar to that of another teen subculture: the goth.
All this darkness and introspection can disturb and worry parents who see what looks like a
adoration of unhappiness, but the fact is that most online emo hangouts are not at all like that.
In a feature published previously in The Times, Andy Greenwald found that emo bands and
their fans were unexpectedly clean living. “I could not have picked a duller genre in terms of
spending time on tour buses and not being able to get a beer,” he said. “These guys don’t drink
or smoke or do drugs. They like comics and video games and art. And the kids ‘hang out’ in
MySpace. If you live in the suburbs and don’t have a car, here is this place where life goes on
24/7 and you are plugged into a community immediately, and you have the freedom online to
have a second, heroic version of yourself.
"I like punk rock. I like girls with weird eyes. I like
drugs. (But my body and mind won't allow me to take
them). I like passion. I like playing my cards wrong. I
like vinyl. I like to feel guilty for being a white,
American male. I love to sleep. I like to taunt small,
barking dogs in parked cars. I like to make people
feel happy and superior in their reaction towards my
appearance. I like to have strong opinions with
nothing to back them up with besides my primal sincerity.
I like sincerity. I lack sincerity.”
self-loathing, silly, downcast and disillusioned entries from Nirvana frontman
"I've read so many pathetic second rate, Freudian evaluations from interviews from
my childhood up until the present state of my personality and how I'm a notoriously
f---ed up heroin addict, alcoholic, self destructive, yet overtly sensitive, frail, fragile,
soft spoken, narcoleptic, neurotic, little pissant who at any minute is going to O.D.
jump off a roof wig out blow my head off or all 3 at once. Oh Pleez Gawd, I can't
handle the success! The success! And I feel so incredibly guilty! For abandoning my
true comrades who were the ones who are devoted who were into us a few years ago.
And in 10 years when Nirvana becomes as memorable as Kajagoogoo, that same very
small percent will come to see us at reunion gigs sponsored by Depends diapers, bald
fat still trying to RAWK at amusement parks. Saturdays: puppet show, rollercoaster &
Nirvana."
Emo Fashion
Emo kids dye their hair black, grow a fringe and wear dark clothes and skinny jeans. To a
casual observer, the uniform be similar to that of another teen subculture: the goth.
All this darkness and introspection can disturb and worry parents who see what looks like a
adoration of unhappiness, but the fact is that most online emo hangouts are not at all like that.
In a feature published previously in The Times, Andy Greenwald found that emo bands and
their fans were unexpectedly clean living. “I could not have picked a duller genre in terms of
spending time on tour buses and not being able to get a beer,” he said. “These guys don’t drink
or smoke or do drugs. They like comics and video games and art. And the kids ‘hang out’ in
MySpace. If you live in the suburbs and don’t have a car, here is this place where life goes on
24/7 and you are plugged into a community immediately, and you have the freedom online to
have a second, heroic version of yourself.
"I like punk rock. I like girls with weird eyes. I like
drugs. (But my body and mind won't allow me to take
them). I like passion. I like playing my cards wrong. I
like vinyl. I like to feel guilty for being a white,
American male. I love to sleep. I like to taunt small,
barking dogs in parked cars. I like to make people
feel happy and superior in their reaction towards my
appearance. I like to have strong opinions with
nothing to back them up with besides my primal sincerity.
I like sincerity. I lack sincerity.”
Was Nirvana emo?
Was Nirvana emo or if Nirvana was born today, would it be classified as emo?
Nirvana may have been similar to todays "emo", but back when Nirvana was doing it,
it was sincere, not some trendy fashion like it is now.
The point is any display of emotion/anger is automatically thrown into the angst/emo
category now.
Emo's an open-ended label, just like gothic. There's no absolute term for it yet, so
yeah, nirvana could be emo.
Nirvana may have been similar to todays "emo", but back when Nirvana was doing it,
it was sincere, not some trendy fashion like it is now.
The point is any display of emotion/anger is automatically thrown into the angst/emo
category now.
Emo's an open-ended label, just like gothic. There's no absolute term for it yet, so
yeah, nirvana could be emo.
Emo Music
Emo Music
The behaviors, attitudes, and values expressed through the music involve
emotionally turbulent themes often associated with adolescence such as
despair, nostalgia, heartbreak, hope, and self-loathing. The various and sometimes
conflicting social practices associated with Emo subculture contain valuable insights
into what it means to be an adolescent today. For many youth, Emo subculture
facilitates identity formation, social interactions and emotional involvement. It is a
place where many adolescents share their experiences about the world and express
their feelings about life through music.
By the time arguably emo bands were garnering regular rotation on MTV,
Kerrang, etc and radio stations nationwide. These days, emo music has been spread
and sent into the mainstream through bands like Dashboard Confessional, Taking
Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, MCR, Aiden, Atreyu, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein,
Funeral For A Friend, etc..
The behaviors, attitudes, and values expressed through the music involve
emotionally turbulent themes often associated with adolescence such as
despair, nostalgia, heartbreak, hope, and self-loathing. The various and sometimes
conflicting social practices associated with Emo subculture contain valuable insights
into what it means to be an adolescent today. For many youth, Emo subculture
facilitates identity formation, social interactions and emotional involvement. It is a
place where many adolescents share their experiences about the world and express
their feelings about life through music.
By the time arguably emo bands were garnering regular rotation on MTV,
Kerrang, etc and radio stations nationwide. These days, emo music has been spread
and sent into the mainstream through bands like Dashboard Confessional, Taking
Back Sunday, Fall Out Boy, MCR, Aiden, Atreyu, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein,
Funeral For A Friend, etc..
Emo Generations
Yesterday’s Emos
Emo was created as a shortened term to describe a specific thing, in this
case "emotive hardcore". The original personification was that emo was
short for emocore, or emotional-hardcore. The name was applied to
hardcore punk rock bands who were different and made themselves famous
from their peers by adding an emotional element to their music. Their lyrics
have Themes of sadness, love and angst. The music was also characterised
by particularly dramatic vocals which left the audience in an emotionally
charged state, crying or screaming
Today’s Emos
The emo culture continued to develop through the 90's and into the new
time when it really kicked off around 2003 and reached the height of its
popularity to date. Now emo has been adapted by a whole new generation
of teenage music lovers who care about the melodramatic attitude and style
of dress and musical taste.
Even tough, Emo was originally defined as a genre of music, but now it has
its own set of fashion, style, behavior, and perspectives on life within the
definition. The music is also very much different to what was known as emo
music before. Yesterday’s emos are not happy about these changes and are
angary about this ecolution. At the end of the day it’s just a word that has
horned its way into popular usage while shedding many of the qualities that
originally defined it.
Punk is known as the ancestor of the Emo subculture and also has it’s own
set of lifestyle suggestions beyond the kind of music, including certain
behaviors, fashion requirements and identity traits which are telling of an
emerging new culture. Emo still has its roots firmly planted in music with
"emotion" is at its core though
Emo was created as a shortened term to describe a specific thing, in this
case "emotive hardcore". The original personification was that emo was
short for emocore, or emotional-hardcore. The name was applied to
hardcore punk rock bands who were different and made themselves famous
from their peers by adding an emotional element to their music. Their lyrics
have Themes of sadness, love and angst. The music was also characterised
by particularly dramatic vocals which left the audience in an emotionally
charged state, crying or screaming
Today’s Emos
The emo culture continued to develop through the 90's and into the new
time when it really kicked off around 2003 and reached the height of its
popularity to date. Now emo has been adapted by a whole new generation
of teenage music lovers who care about the melodramatic attitude and style
of dress and musical taste.
Even tough, Emo was originally defined as a genre of music, but now it has
its own set of fashion, style, behavior, and perspectives on life within the
definition. The music is also very much different to what was known as emo
music before. Yesterday’s emos are not happy about these changes and are
angary about this ecolution. At the end of the day it’s just a word that has
horned its way into popular usage while shedding many of the qualities that
originally defined it.
Punk is known as the ancestor of the Emo subculture and also has it’s own
set of lifestyle suggestions beyond the kind of music, including certain
behaviors, fashion requirements and identity traits which are telling of an
emerging new culture. Emo still has its roots firmly planted in music with
"emotion" is at its core though
Emo Identity
As with so many musical movements past and present, from
hip hop all the way back to mods and rockers, the look and the
attitudes of the bands evolved into an identity which many fans,
especially those who considered themselves to be part of the
hardcore following, would consciously seek to adopt.
hip hop all the way back to mods and rockers, the look and the
attitudes of the bands evolved into an identity which many fans,
especially those who considered themselves to be part of the
hardcore following, would consciously seek to adopt.
What is Emo?!
Emo is a slang term known to be short for emotional. The term emo is used to
describe a subculture which has evolved dramatically over time.
Emo has deep and spreading roots and few who are close to it regard it with much
fear. It began as a musical genre more than two decades but it has turned into an
attitude, a lifestyle and a fashion statement that has found a spiritual home on the internet.
The movement started from Washington DC’s energetic mid-Eighties punk scene,
picking up its name when the music was described as ‘emotional’ or ‘emotive’. It
went in and out of over the next decade and the followers migrated onto the web,
where lyrical worship of pain, loneliness and depression combined with a large
teenage fan base created one extensive online culture.
According to Andy Greenwald, the author of Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock,
Teenagers and Emo, a “perfect storm of music that is comforting, welcoming and
wants to draw you in and make you feel better, and then the great democratisation
of subculture by the internet”.
As with so many musical movements past and present, from hip hop all the way
back to mods and rockers, the look and the attitudes of the bands evolved into an
identity which many fans, especially those who considered themselves to be part of
the hardcore following, would consciously seek to adopt.
describe a subculture which has evolved dramatically over time.
Emo has deep and spreading roots and few who are close to it regard it with much
fear. It began as a musical genre more than two decades but it has turned into an
attitude, a lifestyle and a fashion statement that has found a spiritual home on the internet.
The movement started from Washington DC’s energetic mid-Eighties punk scene,
picking up its name when the music was described as ‘emotional’ or ‘emotive’. It
went in and out of over the next decade and the followers migrated onto the web,
where lyrical worship of pain, loneliness and depression combined with a large
teenage fan base created one extensive online culture.
According to Andy Greenwald, the author of Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock,
Teenagers and Emo, a “perfect storm of music that is comforting, welcoming and
wants to draw you in and make you feel better, and then the great democratisation
of subculture by the internet”.
As with so many musical movements past and present, from hip hop all the way
back to mods and rockers, the look and the attitudes of the bands evolved into an
identity which many fans, especially those who considered themselves to be part of
the hardcore following, would consciously seek to adopt.
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